Papine High in St Andrew on Wednesday opened a greenhouse that the principal, Leighton Christie, said will produce crops for the benefit of his campus and other schools in the capital city while generating income.
"Our dream here at Papine High School is to have a high-quality facility in the Corporate Area that can extend to the high schools who are doing agriculture [and] the primary schools that are doing agriculture — that is our vision. These facilities we have here, as we grow, we are growing in a way that students can come and benefit from it," Christie said at the official opening of the project.
"The initiative is intended to increase the availability of locally grown nutritious produce and to generate economic opportunities for unemployed youth and marginalized community members. It will also equip students with an understanding of modern agricultural technology, thereby guaranteeing their preparedness for the evolving agricultural sector," the principal added.
Praising the school for its achievements, including producing its own callaloo and cucumber shampoos, lotions, body wash, and honey, Christie said the greenhouse offers a platform to enhance and expand the school's production capacity in the future.
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